Facebook is offering free Wi-Fi to students in N.C. as part of a pilot program.

Facebook is moving ahead with its master plan to get the entire world online..

A year after unveiling Internet.org, Facebook announced on Tuesday a pilot program that aims to provide free wireless Internet to students in the Rutherford County School District in Forest City, North Carolina— the same city that houses one of the company's massive data centers.

It's the first time that Facebook has provided free Wi-Fi to students, and could be the first of many such partnerships to come if the program is successful.

In 2011, the school district approved an initiative to provide a personal laptop to all of its 6,000 students, but half of them don't have wireless Internet at home, according to a Facebook blog post. The tech giant is partnering with both the school district and PANGAEA Internet, an N.C.-based Internet provider. As of Tuesday, the test included just 75 to 100 homes, but Facebook expects that number to increase.

Tuesday's partnership is not specifically tied to Internet.org, which is more of a global initiative to bring Internet access to developing countries, but the overall theme remains the same: Facebook wants people online.

Offering free Wi-Fi to students may also help Facebook stay connected to the teen demographic it's been accused of losing. Those using Wi-Fi provided by Facebook won't be directed to a Facebook landing page, but if a teenager knows his wireless is a gift from Facebook, perhaps he'll be more inclined to use the service.